Phones that get you noticed

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Phones that get you noticed

The Sunday Mail

We use smartphones to check email, WhatsApp, Facebook, take pictures, surf the web, play games and a whole lot more. As a consumer it can be challenging to figure out what are the best smartphones out there. We have compiled some of the best brands that are at the premium end of the market.

Gtel A750 MX1 Xplorer

The Gtel A750 MX1 Xplorer is arguably the best smartphone to land in the local market from a local company and is also the world’s first rotating camera smartphone.

Display

The smartphone boasts a sharp and vivid 4.7-inch IGZO high-definition screen with a display resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. MX1 has a 720p display, with pixel density that goes up all the way up to 312 ppi. Large display is wonderful for people who love to play games, do video calls and reading bigger fonts as far as text messages are concerned.

Processor

Gtel MX1 has a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core processor, it is way faster than an average laptop and it’s quite the beast. One is able to smoothly execute multiple tasks and Apps simultaneously, web pages load and email attachments appear almost instantly.

It also enables a brilliant high performance as well as high efficiency at low power consumption.

Camera

This device has a cool factor in the camera department. It sports a 13 megapixel swivel camera which can be rotated to be used as rear or front-facing camera.

The revolutionary rotating camera features a 206-degree rotation and will securely lock at any angle no matter what angle you choose to take pictures. This means that front-facing shots are just as good as back-facing shots.

What makes it unique?

These are some of its stand-out features; rotating camera module, eraser mode, panorama shot, gesture mode and high-definition mode which enables a superior capturing experience. With the gesture and smile shot mode, the user can take self-portraits without touching the screen.

Panoramic mode makes sure there is room to capture everything in high-resolution mode.

Then there is the guest mode capability, when you want to protect your privacy and not wanting people snooping in your phone.

One can quickly activate the guest mode which blocks access to one’s personal files and messages.

GTEL A717 Explorer

The flagship A717 Explorer is the perfect smartphone for maximum functionality. The ultra-slim device has been designed to simply make life beautiful.

Display

It has gorgeous 4,7-inch retina display screen. With 1280 x 720 full high-definition (FHD) resolution, together with a pixel density of 312 PPI gives the Explorer over human view capability.

Design

Measuring just 137x68x7.9mm, the ultra slim A717 Explorer has been designed with 3rd generation lightweight at 125 grams the omni balance design is striking and perfect for the specs it houses.

What makes it unique?

Gtel A717 Explorer is a slim and lightweight dual-SIM android smartphone. It can handle loads of media and gaming too.

The phone is available in a variety of colours like red, yellow, blue to suit every style, every mood, and every unique day.

It has HD video camera support, HDR function, built-in photo frames and can switch frames and effects with just a shake. The DTS Professional Audio makes it possible to have a 3D surround sound, eliminate unwanted noise and enhance bass.

iPHONE 5

The iPhone 5 is a touchscreen smartphone developed by Apple, it succeeded the iPhone 4S and preceding the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. Based on information from its website www.apple.com was released in September 2012 and has the following features:

Display

The iPhone 5 features a 4-inch Retina display, with a pixel density of 326ppi. It is scratch-resistant thanks to Corning Gorilla Glass, and prevents fingerprints thanks to its oleophobic coating. There is support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously.

Operating System

The smartphone features IOS Apple’s mobile operating system. It initially launched with iOS 6 (upgradeable to iOS 7). It is powered by a new A6 chip that’s twice as powerful as the chip on the preceding iPhone 4S.

What makes this Smartphone unique?

iPhone 5 is the first Apple smartphone to feature a fingerprint sensor and be powered by a sensor. It is also the first iPhone with a larger 4-inch screen and has a M7 motion co-processor for fitness tracking. It employs an in-cell touch screen.

It’s also the first iPhone with 4G LTE, supporting not just American frequencies but LTE networks across the globe.

Samsung Galaxy S4

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics.

It is a successor to the Galaxy S III. According to its website www.samsung.com, it was launched in April 2013.

Display

The Samsung S4’s display is larger than its predecessor S III. With a 5-inch full HD 1080 x 1920 pixel super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 441 PPI, and Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It also has light sensor, proximity sensor and a scratch-resistant glass.

Operating system

Samsung S4 comes with Android OS v4,2,2 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz UI, this is a front-end touch interface developed by Samsung Electronics with its partners. Android v4,2,2 is the world’s most popular OS on smartphones.

What makes this smartphone unique?

It carries feature innovations such as “smart scroll” which can be used to scroll while looking at the screen by slightly tilting head or phone forward or backward and “smart pause” allows the video player to pause videos if the user is not looking at the screen.

“Air view” and “air gestures” implement gestures and other functionality (such as previewing images or messages) by holding or swiping a hand or finger slightly above the screen, adds a feature known as “quick glance”.

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